Board of County Commissioners Lake Avalon Rural Settlement Commercial Design Overlay District

1. Board of County Commissioners Lake Avalon Rural Settlement Commercial Design Overlay District February 24, 2009

2. PresentationOutline • Overview • Ordinance • Character and Scale • Public Meetings/LPA Hearing • Next Steps

3. PresentationOutline • Overview • Ordinance • Character and Scale • Public Meetings/LPA Hearing • Next Steps

4. Overview Rural Settlements were created to: • Recognize the historic nature of some rural communities • Provide for a rural residential lifestyle • Recognize and preserve existing development patterns

5. Overview • The 1991 Comprehensive Policy Plan (CPP) designated 17 Rural Settlements • By 2005 there were 22

6. Overview Lake Avalon Rural Settlement • Originally Village A of Horizon West • Designated a Rural Settlement in 2004

7. Overview Future Land Use Element policies • 2.4.5 – Establishes the Rural Settlement • 2.4.6 – Allows limited commercial and office uses. Such uses processed as CPP amendments. • 2.4.7 – Requires that development comply with Commercial Design Guidelines established for the Rural Settlement. Requires PD zoning or special exception.

8. Overview Future Land Use Element policies (cont.) • Commercial design guidelines to include a) Uses b) Access management c) Site requirements d) Signage e) Fencing

9. PresentationOutline • Overview • Ordinance • Character and Scale • Public Meetings/LPA Hearing • Next Steps

10. Ordinance Purpose • Preserve the rural character • Prohibit unwanted uses • Allow some neighborhood-serving non-residential uses

11. Ordinance • Requirements in the Ordinance • Standards • Building and site design • Lighting • Signage • Fencing • Tree preservation

12. Ordinance • Requirements in the Ordinance (cont.) • Retail and personal services only • Existing agricultural businesses are exempt • Four public hearings required for each project (2 LPA, 2 BCC)

13. PresentationOutline • Overview • Ordinance • Character and Scale • Public Meetings/LPA Hearing • Next Steps

14. Yellow Dog Eats Gotha 2,667 square feet Character and Scale Land use compatibility 1.3 acres

15. Character and Scale • Architecture • 5,000 square foot maximum per property • 0.23 FAR

16. Character and Scale • Fencing • Rural style • Transparency • Materials

17. Character and Scale • Signage • Sign plan required • Illumination • Copy area • Landscaping • Wall signs

18. No LED lighting No internally lit signs, no changeable copy No billboards Character and Scale Signage

19. PresentationOutline • Overview • Ordinance • Character and Scale • Public Meetings/LPA Hearing • Next Steps

20. Public Meetings/LPA Hearing Public meetings • August 2008 • September 2008 Issues discussed • Whether to allow commercial • Acreage limitation • Agricultural restrictions

21. Public Meetings/LPA Hearing LPA Hearing - December 18, 2008 Recommendation • Make a finding of consistency with the CPP • Recommended changes • Exempted agricultural uses from prohibition on retail sales with outdoor storage • 5,000 sq. ft. maximum building size (0.23 FAR) in lieu of 3,000 sq. ft. (0.14 FAR) • All development, including alterations, must zone to PD • Chain-link fencing prohibited entirely (except for livestock containment)

22. Public Meetings/LPA Hearing Sec. 38-1093. Acceptable Commercial Uses. The intent of the Lake Avalon Rural Settlement Commercial Design Overlay District is to preserve the unique rural quality of life the residents presently enjoy. Therefore, only small offices and commercial development, consistent with policies 2.1.1 through 2.1.18 contained within the Future Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Policy Plan relating to commercial development within a rural settlement, shall be permitted, except as may be prohibited by Section 38-1094.

23. Public Meetings/LPA Hearing Sec. 38-1102. Development Size; Tree Preservation. (a) Lot and Floor Area. In order to preserve the rural - residential character of the LARS Overlay District while also facilitating small-scale, neighborhood office and commercial land uses, the following lot and floor area criteria are established for non-residential uses within the LARS Overlay District*:

24. Public Meetings/LPA Hearing Sec. 38-1097. Development within the LARS Overlay District; Allowable Intensities, Planned Development (PD) Required. (a) Development Intensity. Allowable intensities within the LARS Overlay District shall be consistent with the Future Land Use Element Policy 2.4.5. Any new commercial/office development shall have a maximum 0.2314  Floor Area Ratio (FAR) per parcel.

25. Public Meetings/LPA Hearing Sec. 38-1097. Development within the LARS Overlay District; Allowable Intensities, Planned Development (PD) Required. (b) Planned Development Required. In order to ensure high-quality development and maintain compatibility with the area’s prevailing rural character, all new construction, reconstruction, renovations, alterations or enlarging of a commercial/office development and redevelopmentland use, building or structure within the LARS Overlay District shall be rezoned to Planned Development (PD).

26. Public Meetings/LPA Hearing Sec. 38-1101. Fencing. (b) Fencing Materials. Chain link, barbed, or razor wire fencing, in any configuration, is prohibited within the front yard structural setback,and also is prohibited from the rear and side-yard structural setback unless the property and such fencing are being used for livestock containment.

27. PresentationOutline • Overview • Ordinance • Character and Scale • Public Meetings/LPA Hearing • Next Steps

28. Next Steps BCC Adoption Public Hearing March 10, 2009

29. Board of County Commissioners Lake Avalon Rural Settlement Commercial Design Overlay District February 24, 2009